August 21, 2020, University of Southern Denmark
A symposium on biodiversity and economics was held at the University of Southern Denmark in collaboration with Roskilde University, funded by the 15 June Foundation, with keynote speaker Professor Martin Quaas among the participants.
The presentations can be downloaded as PDF files below. The symposium program can be downloaded here.
Presentations
Eva Roth, associate professor at the University of Southern Denmark
“IPBES—An Economic Perspective“
Lars Dinesen, coordinator of the Danish IPBES office
“Biodiversity and the Economy—IPBES in Denmark and Global Findings”
Martin Quaas, professor at the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research
“Improving the scientific basis for establishing sustainability in human-nature relationships“
Matt Jones, Head of Business and Biodiversity at the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)
“Biodiversity and the Private Sector: Experiences and Best Practices“
Ole Buhl, Head of Environmental, Social, and Governance and Senior Vice President at ATP
“Biodiversity—Part of the ESG Agenda“
Kristian Østerling Eriknauer, Chief Marketing Officer at Arla Foods
“Arla Foods – A Private-Sector Perspective on Biodiversity Conservation“
Heidi Buur Holbeck, Head of Nature, SEGES, Agriculture and Food
“Biodiversity and the Economy in Agriculture“
Anne Drøgemüller, biologist at the Municipality of Vejle
“Biodiversity Plan and the Importance of Biodiversity for the Municipality’s Economy”
Peter Saabye Simonsen, Head of the Secretariat at the Wadden Sea National Park
“The Economics of Nature and Biodiversity Conservation in the Wadden Sea“
Mats Ivarsson, Chief Specialist at COWI Sweden
“Ecosystem Service Analysis in the Sustainability Assessment of the Swedish Marine Spatial Plans (MSP)“
Thorkil Casse, associate professor at Roskilde University
“Valuation of the Economic Benefits of Biodiversity and the Use of Data“
Jesper Sølver Schou, Associate Professor at the Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen
“Putting a Value on Biodiversity: The Economic Argument in Nature Conservation from a Societal Perspective“
